Countries
Sri Lanka
India, Pakistan
National Language
Sri Lanka
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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Interesting Facts
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
හලෝ (halō)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Vedda
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Saraiki
Where They Speak
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Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Up-Country Sinhalese
Doabi
Where They Speak
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Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
singhalais
pendjabi
German Name
Singhalesisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Punjabis
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Signed Sinhalese
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Glottocode
sinh1246
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Sinhalese and Punjabi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sinhalese and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Sri Lankan Sinhala. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Punjabi Speaking population
Sinhalese and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sinhalese and Punjabi on Sinhalese vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Punjabi Language Codes
Sinhalese and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.